Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

County and state Items.
uov Jackson, of Camden is sum-
meripg ring at RehObOth Beach.
pevs Terry, HynsOn, Green, Wilson
.SSITsrdesty Tia will tent at Camden camp.
rbo Rev J. H. Caldwell, D. D., pres
IT Of Delaware College, with his
@@iiy. fu1 is sojOurning at Ocean Grove.
pav Mr.. Terry, of Dover has been
"tsd % a two weeks vacation by his
Congregation, to take effect after the
camp.
Tbomas Clayton, on the Manor,
Ia twentv-twO acres in wheat and
nnanoroged nno forty bushels to the acre. 1t
isa new variety.
Alfred c. Arnold, a graduate of Har-
,ord College, has been chosen principal
oStbe Milford Classical Academy for
tbe next school year.
There are now about 48O electric
robts used in MiddletOwn. Sixty-fOur
street lamps and the balance of them
are in stores and dwellings.
State Treasurer Herbert and family
were pOisoned on Wednesday by drink
inc buttermilk. No seriOns cOnse.
Gnences resulted therefrOm.
camp meeting will be opened in
Rasb's woods, near PearsOn's Corner,
Kent county, on August II, to continue
eleven DAYS. About forty tents are be-
ing erected there.
The canneries are all preparing for
a heavy packing of tomatoes. Tomato
vines are now large and healthy and
the prospect for heavy crop of this
vegetable is good.
The Sunday train to RehObOth, which
was asked for by many persons in the
State. has been denied by the railroad
authorities on the ground that large
remOnstrances were received against it.
George Paris realized from 75 acres
of wheat 2, SOB bushels, over 81 bushels
per acre, and from S5 acres he realized
400 bushels, which is 40 bushels per
acre. By making inquiries we find he
used Star Bone PhOsphate.-DeIGIUG-
redn.
The railroad authorities, says an ex-
change, truely, ought to allow their
conductors and trainmen to wear light
clothing this hot weather. 1t is posi-
lively cruel to dress up men in heavy
cloth suits and make them work in
them with the thermometer at 100
Three wells have been sunk ut the
water works plant, two so feet and one
70 feet in depth. In each of these there
is flow Of 80 feet of water. Ground
has been broken for the laying of the
foundation for the stand pipe which
will stand on the line of the lot along
Lake street.-MiddIetOlOn NeW Era
If the Inder carries out the impulses
that seem to have prompted its fair
promise Of political responsibility, set
forth in its salutatOry, it will of neces-
sity soon cease to be a Democratic or
gan. The Morning Nelcs concludes by
asking; Can it be possible that James
L. WOleott wrote the salutatOry for
the lRder?
RAN INTO A DITCH.-Engine No 20
drawing a sOuth-bOund freight on the
Delaware railroad, jumped the track
near Harrington, Thursday and plung.
ed intOa ditch. The engine was turn
ing to run on the Delaware, Maryland
&Virginia railroad at the time Of the
accident and jumped the switch. The
IRON monster was badly damaged.
DEATH OF JOSHUA T. HEALD.-Josh
IA T. Heald, who has been actively
indentifed with nearly every move
ment for the advancement of Whining
ton interests, died Friday of typhoid
fever, aged sixty-seven years Mr.
Heald was the founder of the Delaware
Western Railroad, the Wilmington
slreet-ear system and the sinking funC
for the gradual extinction of the city
debts. He figured but little in pOliti
cal life, but was the republican candi
date for congress in 1870.
GET Your LICENSE BEFORE SEPTEAl
BER lsT.-A law passed at the last ses
son OF the Legislature requires tn
Clerk Ofthe Peace to add % per cenl
70 the cost Of every license not take
out on or before the first day of fSeptem
Der. All licenses are due on the frs
day Of June, but business men are give
lnree months grace, or until Septembe
ISL, 10 which they can obtain licens
without additional cost. But if the,
allow the three months to pass withOT
obtaining the license, they are bOun
under the new law to pay the 25 pc
cent additional.
FUNERAL OF EDWARD STROUD
Inc funeral Of Edward Stroud, nea
newark, who was accidentally kille
Dy NE explosion Of boiler on his farl
On on wednesday, took place on Saturdal
lhere was a large number Of persOI
resent. Services were held at th
mouse, the Revs. George ]. Porter. ]. ]
Dm0erger and ]. +. Williamson ofici
uag. The remains were taken to Wi
mihgLOn and Brandywine cemeter
frank stroud and Louis Pritchard, wi
we're scalded at the time of the acc
ueat, are improving, although they a
suffering considerable pain.
GOING TO EUROPE.-Georpe 7
humphrey, editor of the EUery Erenii
VII start for Europe to-day, partly (
pleasure, but generally for useful o
SSS5rVatlons. ~ The principal object
Sr. Humphreys visit will be
OSseIVe total eclipse of the su
nl!eh lakes place August 18th, al
nnlen Is invisible in this country e
cePt ~ the northern part of Greenlal
sna Alaska. Mr.. Humphrey. heinz
to Ssooeu Wy y, student Of astronomy, inten
SiiI . ~ All o. this eclipse possible, a
Kang ~. 70 70 Koingsberg for that purpOi
aou'ssoerg Is a city Of East Pruss
no: noas she Russian frontier, and has
population l22,OOO
II was also noticeable that there =
sfong Granger sentiment ia IA,
putting into some other homer m
DelsWare College the national a0ricu
P~i cohege appropriation of $3.50
en- Y. Z. Chester of the facu
On IISSlASare ISlare College was present
81 .a.e'naay evening earnestly and c
- ft1I.loesly endeavOred to make friel
snot tue college. The grangers to a n
afR fRAS kindly Of DR.. Caldwell. presid
fthaHafe College, and although M
anI. we've IN favor Of establish
sn5 ,louitural college at Dover. dist
49, eparate from the COnfere
tbst y, and not as an adjunct
h institution, il was evident
Dos;,suf S,uef % sustain DR.. Caldwell in
1'.lon eo1'-1 they would make no efFer
e' others to the same opini
b.,a SELLING REHoBorH BEAcH-R
ReboSy Rb, SSa.y Z2nd.-At a meeting of
ter5os, t5Oth Beach Association here
pTesays, pTay, James E. Hooper, of Baltiu
tbe tbsn.ea on a resolution providing